Largest city that isn't "global" (how much, metropolitan)

[Corey the Otter]

A fast-growing metropolis will inevitably become significant on the global scale. This has happened in many countries with growing urban populations recently. However, there are still some relatively large metropolitan cities that still haven't "made it" onto the global scale (eg Phoenix). Some non-global cities even have bigger populationd than some global cities. For example, Tampa and Amsterdam have similar metropolitan populations but only one of them is thought of as "global". This begs me to the question.

What is the biggest city (by metropolitan or urban area) that isn't really a player on the global scale?

[Milky Way Resident]

There are probably a lot of contenders here. Take a good number of mega cities located in the developing world. Lagos in Nigeria for example. Certainly, a very important city within Africa, but how much traction does it get within the wider world.

[Milky Way Resident]

^ Perhaps a better response would be Kinshasa, capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[Corey the Otter]

Originally Posted by Milky Way Resident

There are probably a lot of contenders here. Take a good number of mega cities located in the developing world. Lagos in Nigeria for example. Certainly, a very important city within Africa, but how much traction does it get within the wider world.

I think Lagos definitely has enough to be a global city these days.

[Pueblofuerte]

The three K’s Karachi, Kinshasa & Kolkata. I would say Chongqing is also quite isolated for its size.

[Davy-040]

Luanda, Angola
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Khartoum, Sudan
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Karachi, Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
Ahmedabad, India
Surat, India
Pune, India
Hyderabad, India
Chennai, India
Kolkata, India
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Yangon, Burma
Chongqing, China
Foshan, China
Suzhou, China
Jinan, China
Qingdao, China
Dalian, China
Shenyang, China
Fukuoka, Japan

[Pueblofuerte]

Most of the Spanish speaking world know of Fukuoka because of this Dominican song. It’s like the Spanish version of an English man in New York.

[GTB365]

Chongqing, China

City ....17 million.....municipality....33 million

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by GTB365

Chongqing, China

City ....17 million.....municipality....33 million

Yeah but area size is huge tho, city twice the size of NYC and municipality bigger than the Benelux.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Originally Posted by Pueblofuerte

Most of the Spanish speaking world know of Fukuoka because of this Dominican song. It’s like the Spanish version of an English man in New York.

I was wondering the name and artist of that song. I dont speak spanish, but like listening to Spanish songs. Had no idea they were talking about Fukuoka in that song. I never made that out.